Parking meter with contactless payment
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1. A removable single space parking meter mechanism comprising:
- an internal structure to be at least partially and removably received within a lower housing of a single space parking meter;
a display; and
an antenna for a contactless payment reader arranged at the display for reading payment information from a contactless payment card or device used for payments, the antenna for the contactless payment reader arranged such that a user placing the contactless payment card or device in the vicinity of the display will reliably read the payment information from the contactless payment card or device.
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Abstract
A parking meter is described that comprises components for providing parking meter functionality and a display for displaying parking information and a metal housing for protecting the parking meter components from an environment that has a display aperture through which the display is visible. The parking meter also comprises an antenna for a contactless payment reader arranged in or on the parking meter in close proximity to the display.
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1. A removable single space parking meter mechanism comprising:
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an internal structure to be at least partially and removably received within a lower housing of a single space parking meter; a display; and an antenna for a contactless payment reader arranged at the display for reading payment information from a contactless payment card or device used for payments, the antenna for the contactless payment reader arranged such that a user placing the contactless payment card or device in the vicinity of the display will reliably read the payment information from the contactless payment card or device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A single space parking meter comprising:
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a lower housing; a removable single space parking meter mechanism comprising; an internal structure to be at least partially and removably received within the lower housing; and a display; an antenna for a contactless payment reader arranged at the display for reading payment information from a contactless payment card or device used for payments, the antenna for the contactless payment reader arranged such that a user placing the contactless payment card or device in the vicinity of the display will reliably read the payment information from the contactless payment card or device; and a meter housing secured to the lower housing and securing the removable single space parking meter mechanism at least partially within the lower housing. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method for accepting payment at a single space parking meter comprising:
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presenting parking information on a display of the single space parking meter; reading payment information from a user'"'"'s contactless payment card or device placed in close proximity to a contactless payment reader antenna located at the display used for displaying the parking information, the antenna for the contactless payment reader arranged such that the user placing the contactless payment card or device in the vicinity of the display will reliably read the payment information from the contactless payment card or device; and processing the payment information to effect payment. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39)
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